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SOLAR

• The U.S. Commerce Department finalizes plans to impose tariffs of up to 3,500% on solar cell imports from four southeast Asian countries, in response to a case from Qcells, First Solar, and other companies seeking to protect U.S. manufacturing. (CNN)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Chinese battery manufacturer CATL unveils new battery technology it says could offer 323 miles of range with just 5 minutes of charging time, and says it’s ready for commercialization. (CNBC)

• Tesla will announce quarterly earnings today that analysts anticipate will show another slide as the brand suffers from Elon Musk’s growing unpopularity. (CNN)

• At least six states consider legislation that would delay implementation of California’s clean truck rule following pressure from the trucking industry. (E&E News)

POLITICS

• More than 3,500 U.S. Energy Department staffers are preparing to exit the department this week via deferred resignation offers — a mass exodus that is likely to jeopardize the Trump administration’s energy goals. (E&E News)

• More government employees are ignoring Elon Musk’s emails requesting five things they accomplished this week as the DOGE leader reportedly prepares to exit the White House and refocus on Tesla. (Washington Post)

• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum gives a former oil executive turned DOGE aide sweeping powers to cut costs in his department. (Washington Post)

CLEAN ENERGY

• A growing number of renewable energy developers are delaying, but not canceling, projects in Texas and beyond due to uncertainty about tax credits, Trump’s tariffs, and anti-renewables bills in the state legislature. (Houston Chronicle)

CLIMATE

• Climate advocacy leaders speak out against the Trump administration’s anticipated moves to revoke tax exemptions from climate nonprofits as soon as this week. (Inside Climate News, Reuters)

WIND

• Anti-wind advocates ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of fishing groups calling for Vineyard Wind to be halted, arguing that the federal government overstepped its authority in approving the project. (E&E News)

• A Missouri funeral director in the mid-2000s spearheaded wind energy development in his home county, where the industry now provides more than half of the county’s property tax revenue and produces more energy than is used. (New York Times)

• Iowa remains a U.S. powerhouse in wind energy production in a state that’s reliably Republican, raising questions about whether conservatives would push back against President Trump’s anti-wind views. (Vox)

FOSSIL FUELS

• A Texas program offered low-interest, state-backed loans to gas plant projects last year, but supply chain and financial issues have still led 7 projects to withdraw or become ineligible for the backing. (E&E News)

• Under a deal with grid operator PJM intended to ensure grid reliability, Maryland’s last coal-fired power plant could stay in operation until 2029 rather than shutting down in June as previously planned, though the agreement is under appeal. (Bay Journal)